I review the book Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis from 2004 better late than never. Updated 12/16/2025
Category: Literature
Book Review: How to Lose Your Mother by Molly Jong-Fast
Nearly everyone who has a parent with dementia has to worry about funds running out before their parents deaths. But not Erika Jong's daughter, Molly Jong-Fast. How to lose your mother is a takedown book similar but not as harsh as Mommy Dearest was about Joan Crawford.
Book Review: Backstage Passes by Angela Bowie
The book Backstage Passes by Angela Bowie Is fascinating and entertaining but left me wanting to know more about Angela Bowie herself.
Was Elizabeth Wurtzel The Depressed Person
Was Elizabeth Wurtzel The Depressed Person by David Foster Wallace? I looked at the evidence.
Timofey Pnin Character Analysis
I did some research to uncover the mystery of who was the prototype for the character Timofey Pnin in the 1957 novel Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov.
David Sedaris’s Dairies
David Sedaris is a humorist but I just found out today that he's also a diarist. The reason I wanted to review his book is because it's about the 70s. Theft by Finding 1977-2002 book review with no spoilers.
Nietzsche and Other Buddhas
Book Review of Nietzsche and Other Buddhas by Jason M. Wirth Analyzing the quote “Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'. “ - Friedrich Nietzsche
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July Review
I discuss the character who I believe to be Miranda July herself who populates many of the short stories in the book “No One Belongs Here More Than You” by Miranda July.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Book reads like a Soap Opera Plot. This is my short review with spoilers.
Defeating Dementia Book Review
Defeating Dementia Book Review inspired by Nora Ephron’s Book “I Remember Nothing.”
Diane Keaton Biography Book Reviews
I read three different Diane Keaton biographies to see if I could come to an understanding of her.
Matthew Perry Book Review
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry Book Review with Spoilers
Notes on the Goon Squad
This is not really a book review because the book is too complex. This is just some afterthoughts I had upon finishing the novel A Visit from the Goon Squad.
A Village After Dark by Kazuo Ishiguro
In the story “A Village After Dark” by Kazuo Ishiguro a man comes back to the village where he used to live but nothing is the same.
Harold Brodkey New Yorker Digital Subscription
I can not read “Dying An Update” on the New Yorker Digital Subscription by Harold Brodkey.
Delmore Schwartz and Jean Stafford
“Children are never bored on Sundays” by Jean Stafford is a fictional story about a woman who goes to the Metropolitan Art Museum in Manhattan. I take a deeper look into the character Eisenberg who was based on poet Delmore Schwartz.
Yog-Sothoth Review
I look at a dipiction of Yog-Sothoth from the book The Gods of HP Lovecraft by Aaron J. French.
The Great Pyramid Monument
A book review of Solution 9: The Great Pyramid Book
What Is It All But Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man by Art Garfunkel
Book Review: Art Garfunkel Biography is more like a magazine article that will be recycled eventually and forgotten. This book is not a keeper.
Five Years: David Woodard Wikipedia
Book Analysis annotations and translations not really a book review of the Artist David Woodard. The Movie The Boxman is also discussed.
Against Nature Book Review
Against Nature is a book about a man's desire for total isolation. Of course, it did not work out. No man is an island. Read my review after you have read the book first, as it contains spoilers.
Lunar Park Book Review
I thought at first I Lunar Park was better then Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis's first novel), but when it morphed into a horror novel it became unenjoyable.
Literary Magazines
The New Yorker and The Paris Review Ideas for increasing readership of literary magazines.
The Runaways and Cherie Currie Book Review
My impressions after reading and listening to the “Neon Angel Book”. I found the book to have a serious creditability issue. I never knew who the Runaways were at the time in which they were famous.
Lost in the Valley of Death: Book Review
Book Review Harley Rustad’s , “Lost in the Valley of Death.” Justin Alexander Shetler disappeared in India in 2016 while on a spiritual quest.
Caffeine
I love the feeling of drinking coffee or tea but ultimately there is a price to pay.
Oblivion Book Review
I found an essay by author Andrew Altschul on the story “The Suffering Channel” from the Book Oblivion by David Foster Wallace and it inspired me to take the essay a little bit farther with extrapolation.
Audible Returns
Today I got banned from Audible Returns for 6 months in spite of being promised unlimited reviews book younger then one year. Audible invented this return policy and now they blame me for using it. How much time does one have to read and listen to books anyway in the modern age?
Warhol by Blake Gopnik
My thoughts on the Andy Warhol Biography by Blake Gopnik titled "Warhol".
Shannen Doherty Badass Book Review
Shannen Doherty Book Badass is a Self Help Book published in 2010 and this is my review of it. Doherty played the iconic role of Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210.
Living In The Past
I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s Book Review
Idol Truth Book Review
Idol Truth is the story Leif Garrett's life and this is a book review.
King Woodleaf
An altered version of the poem by A. A. Milne, and a short story about Woodleaf.
Remain In Love Book Review
Book Review of Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club by Chris Frantz who was the drummer in both bands. He is married to Tina Weymouth who was the bass player for the band.
He Who Dies Last Wins
Book Review Michael Kinsey on Competitive Longevity and Parkinson's Disease
Angela King
Angela King was married to Eric Burdon in 1967, she left him for Jimi Hendrix in 1968. 20 years later she was murdered. But who was she really?
Charles Bukowski
Book Review of Charles Bukowski’s Hollywood
Blind Owl Book Review
Blind Owl died from an overdose on September 3, 1970. He is a member of the 27 Club.
As Needed For Pain Book Review
Who was the Rockstar in As Needed For Pain by Dan Peres? As Needed For Pain is a good book to read if you want to know more about addiction.
Joelle Van Dyne based on Savannah
Was Infinite Jest Character Joelle based in part on Savannah?
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Over Innsmouth by HP Lovecraft and The Blue Fugates
The Blue Fugates of Kentucky may have been an inspiration for Lovecraft.
Adam Henderson McNally Mystery
Reader Adam Henderson of McNally’s Mysteries Book Series is hard to find. I listened to him read audio books in the 90s.
Plants That Poison Book Review
Plants That Poison : An Illustrated Guide to Plants Poisonous to Man by Ervin M. Schmutz Book Review of a 70s botany book. A time capsule look inside.
First Impression Best Impression
When writing is unnecessarily over complicated it reduces the likelihood of being understood.
Aliens Witness A Funeral
A Poem called “Aliens Witness A Funeral or Listen to the Aliens Laughing”
Mary Queen of Scots a Real Life Soap Opera
We stop to consider the tragic life of Mary Queen of Scots and how it relates to 70s Music.
Nietzsche for Beginners Book Review
Nietzsche for Beginners is a graphic novel with ugly drawings published on cheap paper. I did not like it, and here is my negative review.
This Woman Hates David Foster Wallace
Two online articles about David Foster Wallace are considered
Ketamine Early Pioneers
In the 70s two Pioneers in Ketamine were Marcia Moore and John Lilly.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces was rejected by Robert Gottlieb and caused the author to commit suicide.
Macy Makes Magic 